Fence-stay.



No. 831,714. PATENTED SEPT. 25, 1906,A C. M. FOLLETT.

FENCE STAY.

APPLICATION FILED JULYlB. 190B.

3 wu a who@ i @Hof/nega UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CHARLES M. FOLLETT,OF MONTGOMERY, MICHIGAN.

F E N C E -STAY Specicaton of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 25, 1906.

Application filed July 18,1906. Serial No. 326,742.

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES M. FOLLETT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Montgomery, in the county of Hillsdale and State ofMichigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fence-Stays 5 and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled inthe art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to new and useful improvenients in fence-stays, andis adapted more particularly to be used in connection with cornerpostsand such other posts as are subjected to severe lateral strain and myobject is to provide means for retaining the posts rigid within theground.

Other objects and advantages will be hereinafter referred to, and moreparticularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, which are made a part of this application,Figure 1 is a side elevation of a fence-post with my improved staysecured thereto. Fig. 2 is an elevation of the lower end of the post, atright angles to that shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a central sectionalview, on an enlarged scale, of the lower end of the post with one of theretaining members thereon; and Fig. 4 is an elevation, partly insection, of the lower end of the stay, showing a slightly-modified formof retaining member secured thereto` Referring to the drawings, in whichsimilar reference-numerals designate corresponding parts throughout theseveral views, 1 indicates a fence-post which may be constructed in anypreferred manner and of any preferred material, but preferably composedof metal and in tubular form, as shown.

Disposed upon the lower end of the post 1 and at any distance apart aretrough-like retaining members 2, the post being directed centrallythrough said members, so that the wings of the trough will project anequal distance from each side of the post, the members being held inposition upon the post in any preferred manner, as by pins 3, extendingthrough the post below the retaining members, thereby preventing thepost from being pulled through the retaining members.

A stay-rod 4 is disposed at an angle to the post 1 and is securedthereto by means of a coupling 5, disposed around the upper end of thepost 1 and having an angular socket 6 at one side thereof, into whichthe upper end of the stay-rod 4 is inserted.

A coupling 7 is disposed around the post 1, adjacent the surface of theground, with which is connected a brace-bar 8. The opposite end of saidbar is directed into engagement with a coupling 9, disposed on thestayrod 4 and in line with the coupling 7 upon the post. The lower endof the stay-rod 4 is provided with a plurality of inverted retainingmembers 10, which are held in place upon the rod 4 by means of pins orbolts 11, so that it will be impossible for the retaining members tomove upwardly upon the stay-rods.

Instead of constructing the retaining members in that form shown inFigs. 1, 2, and 3, said retaining members may be constructed as in Fig.4 of the drawings, and, as shown in this view, the retaining members areconstructed in the form of disks 12 and are secured in position upon thepost and stay-rod by means of pins or the like 13, which are disposed atright angles through the stay-rod 14.

By this construction it will be seen that I have provided cheap anddurable means for securing the post and stay-rod rigidly in the earth,and any degree of strain may be compensated for by adding additionalretaining members to the post and stay-rod.

Vhat I claim is- 1. In a stay for fence-posts the combination with apost of retaining members secured at intervals on the lower end of saidposts, pins disposed through said. posts and below said retainingmembers, a stay-rod disposed at an angle to said post, means to securesaid stay-rod to the post, a brace-bar connecting said stay-rod andpost, a plurality of inverted retaining members on the lower end of saidstayerod and means to hold said retaining members in their adjustedposition.

2. In a stay of the class described the combination with a post having aplurality of trough-like retaining members on the lower-l In testimonywhereof I have signed my end thereof, and means to secure saidretainname to this speciiioation in the presence of ing-members on thlJpost, afstay-rod disposed i two subscribing witnesses.

at an an e to sai ost o means to secure said stayg-rod tolthepposlt, aplurality of in- CHARLES M' FOLLETT Verted trough-like retaining memberson the lower end of said stay-rod and means to se,- cure said members onthe stay-rod.

Witnesses R. M. CAIRNS, EMMA CAIRNS.

